Day 104 King Benjamin: Teaching Sons Language for Scripture Understanding
Show Notes
Join Allen Roberds for a reflection on Mosiah 1:1-10, where King Benjamin diligently taught his sons the language of his fathers to ensure their understanding of ancient prophecies and scriptures. This episode highlights the crucial role of linguistic understanding in preserving and comprehending sacred texts for generations.
Key Points
- King Benjamin taught his three sons, Mosiah, Helorum, and Helaman, the language of his fathers to ensure their understanding.
- The primary purpose of King Benjamin's teaching was for his sons to become men of understanding and comprehend ancient prophecies.
- Understanding the original language was vital because scriptural language evolved over the hundreds of years covered by the plates.
- King Benjamin's example emphasizes the enduring importance of linguistic knowledge for grasping the gospel found in ancient records.
King Benjamin is making sure that he's telling us, 'I trained my kids in the language.' That is very empowering. That's worth learning. That's worth digging into.
Full Transcript
In Matthew 5:13, Jesus tells his followers that they are the salt of the earth, and in the same sentence offers a warning that savorless salt is good for nothing. Join me in an attempt to be savory salt as I share each day one verse of scripture and one small thought. Perhaps this small daily emphasis can lead to greater savor in your life and ultimately you and I can be savory salt.
Hello, my friends and family, wherever you're listening from. Thank you for joining me, and know that I'm cheering for your every success. Welcome to Day 104 and welcome to the Book of Mosiah.
I got to tell you, when it comes to savor and being savory, Mosiah is one of my favorite books in the Book of Mormon. I am so excited and looking forward to it. We're starting nice and easy a little bit.
Our verse for today is going to be, we're going to dive into King Benjamin. And he has three sons. We're going to learn.
So King Benjamin is the son of Mosiah. We are going to take a look at King Benjamin talking to his sons for a second here. It's Mosiah 1, verse 2.
It says this: And it came to pass that he had three sons, and he called their names Mosiah and Helorum and Helaman. And he caused that they should be taught in all the language of his fathers, that thereby they might become men of understanding, and that they might know concerning the prophecies which had been spoken by the mouths of their fathers, which were delivered them by the hand of the Lord. Now, even though we've done these quick books here through Enos, Jarom, and Omni, we've covered several hundred years.
And so when we get to the Book of Mosiah, instead of being five or 600 years before the coming of Christ, this is now down into about 100 and 130, somewhere around there, 125, 130 years before Christ. So we've done this several hundred year leap. The reason that I picked verse two is because King Benjamin is going to be very clear here in letting us know that he didn't just train his sons in language.
If you think about this, the scriptures and the gospel would have been on plates that were recorded over several hundred years, and language would have changed. This is not like Mesoamerican language going on in the scriptures. And King Benjamin is making sure that he's telling us, 'I trained my kids in the language.' That is very empowering.
That's worth learning. That's worth digging into. And that is something that we can all take and get a little bit more savory as we encourage ourselves to be savory salt.
That's all for today, my friends. Remember that 'by small and simple things are great things brought to pass.' Keep it small, keep it simple, and always seek to be savory salt. I'll be here tomorrow, and I hope you are too.
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